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New Westminster now has 12 new reserve constables. The police department hosted a ceremony at city hall recently to celebrate the 12 reserve constables, the first in the city since the program was phased out in 2000.

Concerns are being raised about the number of sandwich boards being displayed at Plaza 88. Coun.

Dealing with contaminated soil at Westminster Pier Park increased the park's price tag by nearly three-quarters of a million dollars. A post-construction report about Westminster Pier Park states that the total cost of the park was $25,892,822.

Do you know someone who deserves a break? Perhaps a devoted stay-at-home mom who could use some downtime on a sunny beach, or a hard-working volunteer who's always dreamed of climbing the Eiffel Tower.

She's on a Canada-wide peace mission.

ACORN Canada kicked off its provincial Healthy Homes campaign in New Westminster Wednesday night.

We still give visual presentations as we have done for over four decades, using a slide projector, and hope that our trusty Kodak Carousel machine will continue to give excellent service until we move fully to PowerPoint-type programming.

The ferry is pulling away from the dock in Tsawwassen, and I'm about to begin my adventure on the Peace Bus.

The dollar store boom continues in New West with the opening of yet-another discount chain. Dollar Tree Canada is celebrating the grand opening of its New Westminster store on July 9. The 8,529square-foot store is located at 800 Carnarvon St.